BNSS Section 33 — Public to give information of certain offences

Summary

If you know that someone has committed or is planning to commit any of the specific serious crimes listed in this section, you must immediately tell the nearest magistrate or police officer. The list includes offences like those related to murder, robbery, dacoity, counterfeiting, and certain sexual offences, among others. For this requirement, an act done outside India counts as an offence if it would be a crime if done in India.

Official Text

(1) Every person, aware of the commission of, or of the intention of any other person to commit, any offence punishable under any of the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, namely:—

(i) sections 103 to 105 (both inclusive);

(ii) sections 111 to 113 (both inclusive);

(iii) sections 140 to 144 (both inclusive);

(iv) sections 147 to 154 (both inclusive) and section 158;

(v) sections 178 to 182 (both inclusive);

(vi) sections 189 and 191;

(vii) sections 274 to 280 (both inclusive);

(viii) section 307;

(ix) sections 309 to 312 (both inclusive);

(x) sub-section (5) of section 316;

(xi) sections 326 to 328 (both inclusive); and

(xii) sections 331 and 332, upon the person so aware, forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer of such commission or intention.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the term “offence” includes any act committed at any place out of India which would constitute an offence if committed in India.

Sections referred to

• BNSS §103 — Persons in charge of closed place to allow search
• BNSS §104 — Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
• BNSS §105 — Recording of search and seizure through audio-video electronic means
• BNSS §111 — Definitions
• BNSS §112 — Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India
• BNSS §113 — Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a Court or an authority for investigation in India
• BNSS §140 — Power to reject sureties
• BNSS §141 — Imprisonment in default of security
• BNSS §142 — Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
• BNSS §143 — Security for unexpired period of bond
• BNSS §144 — Order for maintenance of wives, children and parents
• BNSS §147 — Enforcement of order of maintenance
• BNSS §148 — Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
• BNSS §149 — Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
• BNSS §150 — Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
• BNSS §151 — Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections 148, 149 and 150
• BNSS §152 — Conditional order for removal of nuisance
• BNSS §153 — Service or notification of order
• BNSS §154 — Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
• BNSS §158 — Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
• BNSS §178 — Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry
• BNSS §179 — Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses
• BNSS §180 — Examination of witnesses by police
• BNSS §181 — Statements to police and use thereof
• BNSS §182 — No inducement to be offered
• BNSS §189 — Release of accused when evidence deficient
• BNSS §191 — Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint
• BNSS §274 — Substance of accusation to be stated
• BNSS §275 — Conviction on plea of guilty
• BNSS §276 — Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
• BNSS §277 — Procedure when not convicted
• BNSS §278 — Acquittal or conviction
• BNSS §279 — Non-appearance or death of complainant
• BNSS §280 — Withdrawal of complaint
• BNSS §307 — Language of Courts
• BNSS §309 — Record in summonscases and inquiries
• BNSS §310 — Record in warrant-cases
• BNSS §311 — Record in trial before Court of Session
• BNSS §312 — Language of record of evidence
• BNSS §316 — Record of examination of accused
• BNSS §326 — Deposition of medical witness
• BNSS §327 — Identification report of Magistrate
• BNSS §328 — Evidence of officers of Mint
• BNSS §331 — Affidavit in proof of conduct of public servants
• BNSS §332 — Evidence of formal character on affidavit

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• CrPC §39 — Public to give information of certain offences